Featured Events

Nature Explorers: Join the Wisconsin BioBlitz!

Explore Wisconsin’s Biodiversity with a BioBlitz

All day

Statewide in Wisconsin
Also offered online

Volleyball: UW vs. USC

1 p.m.

Field House

Family Nature Program: Rocks Rock!

Arboretum

1:30-3:30 p.m.

Meet at Visitor Center, UW–Madison Arboretum

Aldo Leopold and the Lakeshore Nature Preserve - Rescheduled!

Nature Walk with the Friends of the Lakeshore Nature Preserve

1:30-3 p.m.

Picnic Point entrance kiosk, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2000 University Bay Drive, Madison WI 53705

UW Cinematheque - At the Chazen

THE BIGAMIST | USA | 1953 | 35mm | 80 min. Director: Ida Lupino

2 p.m.

Chazen Museum of Art

WUD Games: Game Nights

The Wisconsin Union

5-9 p.m.

Sett, Union South

Wisconsin Science Festival

A weeklong, statewide celebration of science, art, and technology!

All day

Statewide in Wisconsin
Also offered online

Nature Explorers: Join the Wisconsin BioBlitz!

Explore Wisconsin’s Biodiversity with a BioBlitz

All day

Statewide in Wisconsin
Also offered online

Intro to Colored Pencil Drawing

The Wisconsin Union

6-8:30 p.m.

Studio G, Memorial Union

BadgerConnect Research Services Fair 2025

Designed for all life science researchers across UW-Madison

12-4:30 p.m.

Atrium, Health Sciences Learning Center

The Why Sci Variety Show

Get ready to rock your curiosity at the Why Sci Variety Show—a high-energy mashup of science talks, artful performances, and live music!

7-9 p.m.

Majestic Theatre, 115 King St Madison, WI 53703 United States

Badgers on Tap: ASTRONOMY at Working Draft Beer Company

Presenters: Tayt Armitage and Evan Linck

7 p.m.

1129 E Wilson St, Madison, WI 53703

Public Gallery Tour: Find Your Quilt

Join curator Dr. Sophie Pitman for a tour of Find Your Quilt. Discuss the quilts on view, ask questions, and explore the materials and methods in the exhibit.

12-1 p.m.

Nancy Nicholas Hall

Pumpkin Carving

The Wisconsin Union

3-6 p.m.

Orchard St, Outside Union South, Union South

Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution

An Uncommon Productions Documentary

4:30 p.m.

1220 Microbial Sciences

Team Trivia at the Sett

The Wisconsin Union

5-7 p.m.

See Event Details, Union South

Fall 2025 Visiting Artist Colloquium

Grey Filastine

5-6:15 p.m.

L160 Conrad A. Elvehjem Building

Open Mic on the Terrace

The Wisconsin Union

7-9:30 p.m.

The Terrace (In the Rathskeller in case of rain.), Memorial Union

Crossroads of Ideas: Threading the Story of Earth’s Oldest Rocks

Join us for a very special Wisconsin Science Festival edition of Crossroads of Ideas, where ancient geology meets modern creativity.

7-8 p.m.

1st Floor, Discovery Building

Curator Conversation with Aurora Santiago Ortiz

3:15-4:15 p.m.

Chazen Museum of Art